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Special licence to river
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steamer,
Table F.
Duration of licence.
Penalty for exceeding
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Classification of junks.
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No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
Hiper Steamers.
38. (1) It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to grant a special licence to any river steamer, specifying the number of passengers which she may lawfully carry. Such number shall be subject to such conditions as the Governor-in-Council may direct by regulations.
(2) Such special licence shall continue in force during the period in which the river steamer holding the same is regularly employed in such capacity; but such licence may be revoked by the Harbour Master on receiving a declaration in writing from any Government Surveyor that the steamer has become unfit to carry the number of passengers authorised by such licence, or on such river steamer either ceasing to be regularly employed as such or being employed otherwise.
(3) The owner or master of any river steamer leaving or entering the waters of the Colony with passengers on board in excess of the number authorised by the special licence shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 250 dollars, and, in addition, to a fine not exceeding 5 dollars for every passenger on board in excess of the number authorised by the special licence.
PART X.
JUNKS AND OTHER CHINESE VESSELS.
39. (1) All trading-junks, fishing-junks, lighters, cargo-boats, fish-drying bulks as well as any other bulks, and all small boats other than pleasure boats (all of which, as well as all boats included in the definition of "junk" in section 2, are for the purposes of this section described by and referred to in the term vessel ', unless they are specifically referred to) within the waters of the Colony, shall be licensed in the classes and in the forms, and shall Tables T & U. pay the fees for such licences, prescribed in Tables T and U in the schedule, or such other classes, forms, and fees as the Governor-in- Council may substitute therefor respectively.
Definition of
**master."
shall include any person for the time (2) (a) The term "master being in charge or command of any vessel.
•Amanded by No. 2 of 1908, No. 6 of 1905, No. 80 of 1911.
No. 60 of 1911, No. 15 of 1912 and No. 34 of 1912. As amended by No. 8 of 1912,
As amended by No. 80 of 1911, No. 48 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911. No. 51 of 1911, No. 8 of 1912, No. 16 of 1912, No. 17 of 1912, No. 91 of 1912, No. 48 of 1912 and No. 49 of 1919 Supp Sched.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
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(b) Branch stations of the Harbour Master's office shall be main- [3.39 tained at such places as the Governor may determine, which shall contd.) be under the superintendence and control of the Harbour Master, Master's and shall be called "Harbour Master's Stations."
Harbour
Sitations.
(0) The Harbour Master shall, with the approval of the Governor, Anchorages by regulation appoint suitable anchorages in the waters of the for junks. Colony to be called "Anchorages for Junks."'
The limits of such anchorages shall be as indicated in Table 3 of Table S. the schedule, but may be altered by the Harbour Alaster, with the approval of the Governor.
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(3) Every master of a vessel who fails to take out a licence as Penalty for required by this section shall be able to a nne not exceeding 10U failure to dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 3 months. liosnca.
(4) No vessel shall be heensed in more than one class without the permission in writing of the Harbour Master with the approval of the Governor.
licences.
(5) Trading junk licences shall be issued by the Harbour Master Trading junk upon payment of the prescrived lee for sucu periods and subject to suen conditions as the maroour Ninster, with the approval of the Governor, may determine. buch conditions shall be endorsed on or contained in sner licence, and when such junk has obtained a trading licence the master tuereo, shall cause the number of such licence to be painted in higures, which shall not at any time be concealed, 20 mones in lengta un auch colours as the liarbour Master shall direct, on each bow and on the stern, and also branded on the bali i ngures & inches in length. Every person guilty of a breach of any such comitivas er of the provisions of this sub-section shall be hable to a nne not exceeding 200 dollars, in addition to any other penalty us may thereby incur.
Borneo.
(6) Fishing junk licences shall be issued by the Harbour Master Fishing junk upon payment of the prescribed fee for such periods and subject to such conditions as the Harbour Master, with the approval of the Governor, may determine. Such conditions shall be endorsed an or contained in such licence, and the master shall cause the number of such licence to be painted in tigures, which shall not at any time be concerted, 20 inches in length in such colours as the Harbour Master shall direct, on each bow and on the stern, and on or about the centre of the main sail in black figures not less than 24 inches in length, and branded on the hull in tigures 2 inches in length. Every
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